Parian ware vase

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This parian ware vase was made by the Glasgow potters J. and M.P. Bell around 1851. It is a copy of the Warwick Vase, now in the Burrell Collection in Glasgow.

Copy of the Warwick vase, exhibited at the Great Exhibition, 1851, made by J. and M.P. Bell and Co., Glasgow

Parian ware is white unglazed ceramic, initially called 'statuary porcelain' as it successfully imitated marble.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-315-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  K.L.1997.89
• Date: Around 1851
  Pre 1851
  
• Material: Vase
  
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• What: Vase
  
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• Who: J. and M.P. Bell and Co., Glasgow (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event: Great Exhibition
  
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